| Most common failures | No# failures |
|---|
| Registration plate lamp issues | 945 |
| Headlamp aim out of alignment | 778 |
| Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively | 352 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 267 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken (5.3.1 (b) (i)) | 251 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) | 117 |
| Registration plate issues | 114 |
| Windscreen washer not working | 97 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 76 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 74 |
| Exhaust emissions exceed manufacturers specified limit (8.2.2.2 (a)) | 73 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 68 |
| Nearside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 66 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 65 |
| Parking brake: efficiency below requirements |3.7.B.7| | 62 |
| Brakes imbalanced across an axle | 58 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 55 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 55 |
| Offside Front Position lamp not working (4.2.1 (a) (ii)) | 50 |
| Offside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 49 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (4.1.2 (c)) | 48 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 47 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 44 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam (4.1.1 (a) (ii)) | 43 |
| Nearside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 42 |
| Front brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 41 |
| Offside Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 40 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 40 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.2.2 (g)) | 39 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 39 |
| Nearside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 39 |
| Offside Side repeater not working (4.4.1 (a) (ii)) | 38 |
| Offside Front Coil spring fractured or broken |5.3.1 |b| |i|| | 37 |
| Nearside Front Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 37 |
| Nearside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 35 |
| Rear brake disc in such a condition that it is seriously weakened | 35 |
| Nearside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 32 |
| Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 30 |
| Parking brake lever has no reserve travel |3.1.6b| | 26 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 26 |
| Offside Front Drive shaft joint constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.1.7 (g) (ii)) | 25 |
| Parking brake efficiency below requirements |1.4.2 |a| |i|| | 25 |
| Brake lever has insufficient reserve travel (1.1.2 (a)) | 25 |
| Offside Side repeater not working |1.4.A.2c| | 24 |
| Engine MIL inoperative or indicates a malfunction (8.2.1.2 (h)) | 24 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 23 |
| Rear parking brake recording little or no effort | 23 |
| Offside Front Anti-roll bar ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Supplementary restraint system warning lamp indicates a fault (7.1.6 (a)) | 22 |
| Nearside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 22 |
| Offside Rear Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak | 21 |
| Offside Rear Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint excessively worn (5.3.4 (a) (i)) | 21 |
| Nearside Side repeater not working |4.4.1 |a| |ii|| | 21 |
| Nearside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 20 |
| Parking brake lever has excessive movement indicating incorrect adjustment (1.1.6 (c)) | 19 |
| Offside Headlamp not working on dipped beam |4.1.1 |a| |ii|| | 19 |
| Offside Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect |4.1.2 |c|| | 19 |
| Nearside Front coil spring broken |2.4.C.1a| | 19 |
| Nearside Front Headlamp aim beam image obviously incorrect |1.8.A.1b| | 18 |
| Offside Front Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 18 |
| Windscreen has damage | 17 |
| Offside Front Headlamp not working on dipped beam |1.7.5a| | 17 |
| Offside Rear Road wheel fixing missing (5.2.1 (a) (i)) | 17 |